post office protocol

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post office protocol - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Post Office Protocol
  POP server
  
     <messaging, protocol> (POP) A protocol designed to allow
     single-user computers to retrieve electronic mail from a POP
     server via TCP/IP.  The default port is 110.
  
     The POP server might be a computer with a permanent Internet
     connection whereas its clients might only connect to it
     occasionally, e.g. by modem.
  
     There are (in 1994) three versions: POP, POP2, and POP3.
     Later versions are NOT compatible with earlier ones.
  
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     (2007-03-07)